Body Models Aladdin Originally Aladdin was indented to be much younger, about Mowgli from The Jungle Book's age. Since Jasmine was 16 it didn't' make any sense that she would be attracted to a kid, so they decided to make him older. At first the animators wanted him to look like Michael J. Fox, but then later decided to make him look more like Tom Cruise. Alice The inspiration for Alice comes from both Sir John Tenniel's (the original illustrator for Alice in Wonderland) works and the voice actress Kathryn Beaumont, who later provided the voice for Wendy in Peter Pan. In 1983 Kathryn recorded new Alice narration for the Alice in Wonderland ride at Disneyland. She also recorded the voice of Alice and Wendy for Kingdom Hearts. Ariel The model for Ariel is highly debated. Actress Sherri Stoner is rumored to be the body model for both Belle and Ariel. However, the inspiration for her facial features is unknown. Disney claims many of her features came from the voice actress for Ariel, Jodie Benson. Actress Alyssa Milano claims the facial model for Ariel was designed after her. Neither of these rumors can be confirmed. Aurora Audrey Hepburn influenced Princess Aurora's character design. Princess Jasmine The model for Princess Jasmine is none other then actress/model Jennifer Connelly and bears heavy resemblance to her. Squall Leonhart (Leon) The model for Squall Leonhart is popular J-rock artist Gackt. He discussed the character on a TV show after the game was released calling Squall "Gackt #2". In fact Gackt wore an outfit similar to Squall's in a CD Booklet which was released March of 1998. He also wore it in the music video for his song "Illuminati". The first character model of Squall was completed later that year in October. Wendy Darling Despite the fact Alice in Wonderland was not considered a success in the in 1950's, Walt Disney immediately called Kathryn Beaumont in to do both the voice acting and the model for Wendy. She also dressed up as Wendy and acted in a Disney special and voiced her in Kingdom Hearts as well as at the Peter Pan Disneyland ride. Chembog Chernabog, featured in the Disney rendition of "A Night on Bald Mountain", was modelled after cult superstar Bella Lugosi. In the early days of silent movies Lugosi dominated the screen as Dracula. Due to his drug addiction problem his popularity declined sharply in his later years. He became the first actor to admit himself (with the help of director Ed Wood) into a rehabilitaion center, and the notoriety made him once again a public figure. His menacing form became the perfect basis for Chernabog, named after the Slavonic god of evil. « Back